鳄 è alligator
How to remember 鳄: 鱼 fish + 咢 alarm = alligator. At the swamp, a kid is pulling in a small fish when his dad shouts in alarm, because right behind it swims a huge alligator.
Component breakdown
鳄 = 鱼 fish + 咢 alarm
- 鱼 fish
- 咢 alarm
At the swamp, a kid is pulling in a small fish when his dad shouts in alarm, because right behind it swims a huge alligator.
How it is used
- Crocodile/alligator - 鳄鱼 (èyú) crocodile; 鳄鱼皮 (èyú pí) crocodile leather.
- 鳄鱼的眼泪 (èyú de yǎnlèi) 'crocodile tears' = false, hypocritical sympathy - same metaphor as English.
- Bound; always 鳄鱼.